Please don’t tell my editor that my iPhone 5 review is a month late

So I finally picked up an iPhone 5 yesterday. Astonishingly, it did not instantly take five pounds off my middle, make me devastatingly witty, or give me movie-star looks.

Microsoft could create a Surface smartphone (and burn Nokia in the process)

Microsoft may soon shake up the Windows Phone market with a Surface phone of its own.

Sharp’s new 5″ smartphone screens: full 1080P HD and 443 pixels per inch

Sharp announced today that it has started manufacturing 5-inch high-definition LCD panels for smartphones with a full 1,080 x 1,920 pixels -- and an astonishing pixel density of 443 pixels per inch.

Apple wants $700M more from Samsung — and a complete ban on infringing Samsung phones

One billion dollars? It may sound like a lot, especially with your pinky finger nestled next to your lips. But it's $700 million too little, says Apple.

8 major disappointments from Apple’s iPhone 5 Announcement

Happy about the new iPhone 5? You should be ... or maybe you shouldn't, because the announcements made today weren't everything that we'd hoped for. In fact, some are startlingly painful. Here are eight that almost make today feel like a bad day

Google Docs editing comes to iOS — two years after Android

Today Google announced that on-the-go editing in Google Docs is available for iPhone and iPad -- just like it's been available for Android-based devices since November 2010. But what's two years between frenemies?

21 ingenious, idiotic, ridiculous, and awesome iPhone 5 concepts

The iPhone 5 cometh. But will it be curved? Transparent? Taller? Thinner? Wider?

Sorry, Google fanboys: Android security suffers as malware explodes by 700%

Mobile malware has exploded this year, growing almost 700 percent over 2011 numbers. Almost all of it, perhaps 85 percent, targets smartphones running Android.

Why Samsung paying Apple a billion in patent tolls is awesome for the mobile industry (and you)

Samsung's billion-dollar fine, which could go as high as $3 billion, is a great, excellent, and wonderful thing for the entire smartphone industry. And it's an awesome thing for you and me, smartphone users.

Yeah, really (although I agree, it probably sucks for Samsung).

Sub-$100 Android phones contributing to USA losing smartphone sales lead to China in 2012

China will account for 26.5 percent of all smartphones sales in 2012, compared to 17.8 percent for the USA, according to a new study released today by the IDC.

Delicious founder wants you to build micro-apps with this new framework

"What the heck is a micro-app," you might ask? It's the thing that Delicious founder Joshua Schachter (pictured) wants you to develop for smartphones.

Smartphone wars: Google and Samsung largest, Apple growing faster

ComScore just released its June 2012 U.S. mobile report, and the results were mostly predictable.

The unholy trinity of Google, Samsung, and Apple captured 50 percent of the mobile phone market, and 84 percent of all smartphones run either Android …

Hey, you! Don’t read this while you walk down the street

Do you check Facebook, listen to music, browse the news, or catch up with a friend while strolling down public sidewalks? According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, you and your smartphone-wielding ilk, are a safety hazard.

The Associated Press …

Apple-Samsung jury selection begins today

Never has the question “Do you use an iPhone?” been so important.

In a Silicon Valley court today, Apple and Samsung are facing off in one of the most significant trials of the extensive iOS-Android legal battles. Apple is seeking …

Gameloft’s second quarter growth gives hope to the mobile market

French publisher Gameloft released its second quarter earning report today, showing healthy growth for the mobile-focused company.

Google Handwrite: awesome, cool, but it’s not for you

Google just announced a new handwriting feature available for smartphones and tablets: hand write your query.

The coolest part? You don’t have to be using a special app … just your browser of choice. Watch:

Simply enable the handwriting setting …

Facebook, do you really need to attack Russia? (Yes, this is a Facebook Phone post)

It’s 1941.

Nazi Germany controls basically all of Europe, big chunks of Africa. Its soldiers and military machine are large and in charge and have not yet been seriously challenged. So what does genius Hitler do? He attacks Soviet Russia, …

Meego: Former “iPhone killer” open source phone OS is not dead yet

Remember Meego? It was the open-source phone project from Intel and Nokia that was going to displace Apple’s iPhone. And it’s not dead yet.

Despite Nokia’s defection to Windows 7 and Intel’s difficulties finding new partners for the open-source project, …

Adobe and NBC team up for the first-ever Olympics apps

This year’s Summer Olympics won’t just have you glued to your TV: NBC Olympics and Adobe today announced the first two official Olympics apps that will allow you to view live video, highlights, news, and more on your smartphone or …

How Dropbox continues to win: Pre-loads on devices like the Samsung Galaxy S3

Over 50 million people currently use Dropbox, and users are adding files at a rate of one billion every 48 hours. But it’s not just viral growth, word of mouth growth, smart branding, and effective marketing.

It’s also preloads on …